World History EncyclopediaSep 8, 2025
Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. #History #RaziaSultan #India #DelhiSultanate #MedievalIndia #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25032-en/
Razia Sultan: The First Female Muslim Ruler of India

Sultan Razia (Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din, r. 1236-1240) was one of the few women rulers in the Indian subcontinent and the first and only female Sultan of Delhi. Despite facing Herculean challenges...

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Show threadRamesh #NotGoingBackFeb 14, 2024

⬆️ @ayoubabedrabbo
#TrueStory

There are #UncannySimilarities in centuries of #TurkishOccupation of #Arabia-#Palestine & those of #MuslimOccupation of #MedievalIndia — both subsequently under #BritishEmpire, & both fighting for independence.

There were 2 factions fighting #BritishIndia for independence — one violent, led by #Bose, aligned with #Japan & #Nazi #Germany Axis, while the other peaceful, led by #Gandhi

Guess which one succeeded?

Try freeing yourself from #Hamas & #AxisOfResistance

Show threadMedieval Indian HistoryJan 5, 2024

the child would grow into a ruler who would "eradicate rebellion and ignorance from the world."

#shahjahan #jahangir #akbar #mughal #history #lahore #lahorefort #medievalindia #medievalhistory #indianhistorylive

© Neelesh Chatterjee

Medieval Indian HistoryApr 25, 2023

Shah dushman kush zahir-ud-din muhammad babur an-ke
Kishwar-i-bangala ra az alghar kabul ba-shikand.

Translation:

Such is the slayer of enemies King Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur,
He subdues the ruler of Bengal by sacking Kabul.

— Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehlavi, Akhbar ul Akhyar.

#babur #mughal #delhi #bengal #kabul #medievalindia #history

©️: Neelesh Chatterjee

World History EncyclopediaDec 13, 2022
Richard Eaton’s India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 represents a paradigm shift in the study of Indian history. It debunks the stereotypical interpretation of medieval India, first championed by the British and later by Indian ultranationalists, as one of Hindu-Muslim conflict and backwardness. Eaton argues that far from being a period of religious sectarianism, conflict, and decline, India ... https://www.worldhistory.org/review/314/india-in-the-persianate-age-1000-1765/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #Sanskrit #MedievalIndia #PersianateSociety
India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 (Review)

Richard Eaton’s India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 represents a paradigm shift in the study of Indian history. It debunks the stereotypical interpretation...

Shakti DNov 7, 2019

#MedievalIndia #CruelRulers #Aurangzeb

2. Aurangzeb ( 1658 - 1707 )
COMPLICATED.
It will be safe to call Aurangzeb as the first Muslim Mughal Emperor. He was a religious zealot.
His cruelty had to do with his territorial ambitions, religion provided a convenient formula for him to go about it. He considered himself as 'Sword of Allah' and was the reason for decimation of Mughal Empire.

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#India #CruelRulers #MedievalIndia

3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq ( 1351 - 1388 )
RELIGIOUS FANATIC
He was the lesser known cousin of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.
A complete religious zealot, he killed, oppressed and was entirely under the control of religious 'scholars'. Tax defaulters who won't convert to Islam were executed.
A poster child for right wing propaganda.

Show threadShakti DNov 7, 2019
#CruelRulers #MedievalIndia
4. Allauddin Khilji ( 1296 - 1316)
NOT RELIGIOUS FANATIC
One of the most powerful Sultans ( Mark the word, it is significant).
Though affiliated to the Caliphate, Allauddin Khilji detested religious scholars. His brutality was not theocractic, but with authoritarianism. Treachery, even the suspicion of it, was dealt with ruthlessness. He was the only ruler who defended his kingdom from Mongols successfully. He massacred 20,000 (or 60000?) Mongols in a matter of days.